They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
   For trying to change the system from within
   I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them
   First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
  
   I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
   I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
   I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
   First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
  
   I'd really like to live beside you, baby
   I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
   But you see that line there moving through the station
   I told you I told you I told you I was one of those
  
   You loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might win
   You know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
   How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
   First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
  
   I don't like your fashion business, mister
   I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
   I don't like what happened to your sister
   First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin (chorus)
  
   And I thank you for those items that you sent me
   The monkey and the plywood violin
   I practiced every night and now I'm ready
   First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
  
   Remember me, I used to live for music
   Remember me, I brought your groceries in
   It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
   First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin